Ondo Finance said on May 26 that founder Nathan Allman has passed away unexpectedly, according to an announcement posted by the company on X. The real-world asset tokenization company stated that long-time President Ian De Bode will take over as CEO, as the leadership team seeks to maintain the current product direction and operations. Ondo
On May 24, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a roughly 1,500-word post on X laying out his personal vision for the Ethereum Foundation’s future. He was direct about what the changes mean in practice: “The EF is choosing to use its remaining resources to pursue longevity over breadth. Yes, this means we sell less ETH.”
KelpDAO has finalized the operational phase of its rsETH recovery plan, transferring the last tranche of tokens into its cross-chain adapter and restoring full bridge coverage — but the harder work of rebuilding user trust may still lie ahead. KelpDAO announced on May 25 that it has completed the operational phase of its rsETH recovery
CME Group (CME) is preparing to move crypto futures and options to near-24/7 trading starting May 29, 2026, in a change that could cause the familiar “Bitcoin weekend gap” to disappear on the world’s largest derivatives exchange. This plan still depends on regulatory review, but if it proceeds on schedule, it will bring an important
When Hyperliquid’s HYPE token touched a record high above $64 on May 24, 2026, the financial press reached for the most comfortable available explanation: institutional money had arrived. The first US spot HYPE exchange-traded funds had launched days earlier, and the narrative wrote itself — Wall Street had blessed a decentralized derivatives exchange, and the
Key Takeaways Binance selects Gensyn (AIGENSYN) as the 64th project on its HODLer Airdrops program, rewarding loyal BNB holders with 100,000,000 AIGENSYN tokens. Gensyn is a decentralized machine intelligence network and open infrastructure layer for AI, backed by over $50 million in funding from investors including a16z. Eligible users who subscribed BNB to Simple Earn
When starting out, most people envision trading on exchanges and buying stocks to hold long-term. However, the true potential of what can be achieved on one platform is much more. Forex, indices, commodities, cryptocurrencies, and government bonds are all available in a single location, and generally without having to change brokers or keep multiple accounts.
Key Takeaways Binance expands its AI-native token offerings by listing OpenGradient (OPG) against major pairs including USDT, USDC, and TRY. Every OPG token powers verifiable AI inference on the first blockchain natively built from the ground up for trustless AI computation. Holders can verify cryptographic proofs attached to every AI inference on the network, ensuring
Polymarket stated that approximately $573,200 was moved on Polygon on May 22 after an old private key used for the platform’s internal operational wallet was compromised. ZachXBT was the first to alert about unusual fund flows related to a Polymarket admin address, before the company confirmed the incident did not stem from a contract exploit.
Every year on May 22, the crypto world pauses to commemorate what is arguably the most expensive meal in human history — two pizzas that once cost 10,000 Bitcoin. Today, that transaction is worth billions of dollars. This is the story of how it happened, why it matters, and what it still teaches us about